Multiple Uses of Cinnamon in Your Home and Garden

Cinnamon is not just a spice that is used to enhance aroma and taste in various foods, it is also a medicinal plant with a lot of benefits in the conditions like diabetes, cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

Interesting Fact About Cinnamon

Cinnamon was so prized in the ancient world that it was a gift for gods and monarchs. Cinnamon trading dates back to 2000 BCE. During colonial times, cinnamon was considered a gold mine. The colonials traveled around the world looking for spices and cinnamon was most prized.

Cinnamon is always present in culinary activities in different cultures and countries. From confectionaries to curries, from China to the US, cinnamon takes an important role in food culture.

Cinnamon is not only used as a medicinal plant or spices, it has multiple uses in home and gardening

Cinnamon Used in Home

One of the simplest yet very effective uses of cinnamon is by using it as an air freshener. Burn cinnamon powder or cinnamon sticks and it will deodorize the house. This is a healthy and cheaper alternative to a commercial room freshener.

You can also use cinnamon essential oils or simply burn cinnamon powder to deter pests, bugs, ants, houseflies, in your house, etc. If you see bugs in your indoor plants, just spray cinnamon water on the soil and plant leaves and you will see fewer house flies and small bugs. You can use cinnamon as ant repellent if you want to get rid of ants.

Cinnamon Uses in Gardening

Cinnamon has multiple uses for plant lovers, gardeners, and farmers. Cinnamon can be used in the garden in a variety of ways. If you are an organic gardener and if you have never used cinnamon in your gardening activities, you will just like the ideas presented here.

Cinnamon Fungicide: If you are an organic gardener and if you are looking for an alternative to chemical fungicide, you will just love this recipe. Mix one tablespoon of cinnamon powder and 2 aspirin tablets in one-liter water and shake well. Let it activate for 24 hours and then strain with a muslin cloth and fill a spray bottle. Spray this Cinnamon Fungicide on the plants

Cinnamon Root Hormone: If you are trying to grow plants from cuttings and stem, you are perhaps using commercial rooting hormones in order to enhance growth. However, you don’t need commercial rooting hormone, you can just use cinnamon powder and it will work as well as a commercial rooting hormone. Simply dip the cuttings in the cinnamon powder and plant it. The cinnamon powder will stimulate root growth in almost every plant variety. You can also dip your cutting in a cinnamon fungicide solution before planting the cuttings.

Heal Plants Wounds: Big plants can easily survive pruning, however, when you prune small plants, young plants, pruning will leave cuts, thus making plants prone to infections. Apply cinnamon powder on the cuts in your plant, mostly young plants, and it will seal the wound and stop infection. 

Protects Young Plants: When you are growing seedlings like tomato seedlings, pepper seedlings, etc. sprinkle cinnamon powder on the soil and also spray cinnamon water on the young plants. Cinnamon will boost immunity in plants and stop diseases from spreading.

Controls Poisonous Mushrooms: If you are living in a rural area and if a lot of wild mushrooms grow in your area, just sprinkle cinnamon powder over mushrooms. They will be gone in 1-2 days.

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